verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Examples of verification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Medical Record Verification And Early Validation Medical verification is another area where technology is transforming the process. —Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Google and Apple have argued that such a policy creates privacy issues — requiring them to collect sensitive information from all users, even adults who want to use innocuous apps — and that app developers and app stores should share responsibility for age verification. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

The complaint lands amid a broader national reckoning over children’s safety online, and as age verification systems remain widely seen as easy to circumvent. —Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 May 2026

That creates the need for verification. —William Jones, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin vērificātiōn-, vērificātiō, from vērificāre "to verify" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for verification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Legal Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: an act or process of verifying

2

: a sworn statement of truth or correctness

submitted a verification signed by the defendant with the petition